TNAG-0906-FCO40-1116-Immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1979 — Page 117

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

Sex.

3

TPO PA

%

Male

3,483

77.4

Female

1,017

22.6

Total:

4,500

100

Age

%

Under 14

9

0.2

15 29

3,969

88.2

30

44

444

9.9

45

59

69

1.5

60+

9

0.2

Total:

4,500

100

Employment

4.

Illegal immigrants usually register with the Registration of Persons Office within a month or two of arrival. As in the case of legal immigrants (para. 2(a) above) this has the effect of exaggerating the proportion recorded as temporarily unemployed (56.8%).

In Hong Kong (at time of registration)

Technicians/mechanics/

skilled workers

Salesmen

%

139

3.1

29

0.6

Semi-skilled & unskilled

1,720

38.2

workers

Farmers/fishermen

3

0.1

Others

39

0.9

Students

12

0.3

Temporarily unemployed

2,558

56.8

Housewives

0

O

Total:

4,500

100

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